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Where: Stafford Motor Speedway

What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

When: Friday

Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model, 15-lap DARE Stock and 20-lap Legends. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m. Qualifying: 6:15 p.m. Features: Immediately following qualifying

More: The 20th event of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway. … Stafford celebrates First Responders Night. All First Responders (Fire, Police, EMS) can purchase a general admission ticket, normally priced at $17.50, for $10. First Responders must show proper ID at the box office for discount. … Last week, Woody Pitkat scored his first victory of the season in the SK Modified division at Stafford. … Other winners this year include Ronnie Williams (six wins), Rowan Pennink (six wins), Keith Rocco (three wins), Ryan Preece (two wins) and Michael Gervais Jr. … With three events remaining this season, Pennink holds a 48-point lead over second place Preece at the top of the SK Modified division standings. Rocco is third, 72 points behind Pennink. … Pennink has never won a championship at Stafford and is looking to join Pitkat (2013 champion) as the second first-time champion at the track in three seasons. … Pennink and Preece each have 17 top-10 finishes this year in 19 starts. Pennink has a division leading 16 top-five finishes in 2015. … Tom Fearn raced to his ninth victory of the season last week in the Late Model division feature at the track. It was the third consecutive victory for Fearn, marking the second time this season he has won three consecutive events. … Other winners in the division this year include Michael Bennett (six wins), Josh Wood (two wins), Tom Butler and Michael Scorzelli. … Bennett leads the standings by 44 points over second place Kevin Gambacorta… Stephen Kopcik holds a 22-point lead over D.J. Burnham in the SK Light Modified division. … Division leader Albert Saunders holds a 16-point advantage over second place and reigning division champion Andrew Hayes in the Limited Late Model division. … After winning last Friday, reigning DARE Stock division champion Frank L’Etoile Jr. saw what was a 10-point lead before the race balloon too a 36-point lead at the top of the standings over Dan Dembek. Tyler Trott is third in the standings, 38 points behind. … For more information visit the Stafford Motor Speedway website.

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Where: New London-Waterford Speedbowl

What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing card

When: Saturday

Schedule: 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified (2), 25-lap NEMA, 25-lap NEMA Lite, 40-lap X-Car and 40-lap Super X-Car. Grandstand: 2 p.m.; Qualifying: 5:30 p.m.; Features: 7 p.m.

More: The 18th event of the season at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. … The track’s premier SK Modified division will have twin 30-lap features. … Last week, Keith Rocco scored his first SK Modified victory at the Speedbowl since July 4. It was Rocco’s sixth victory overall this season in the division. He had won five of the first 10 events in 2015. … Other winners this year include Ted Christopher (six wins), Diego Monahan (two wins), Tyler Chadwick (two wins), Tim Jordan and Craig Lutz. … Rocco – who has missed two events this year due to Whelen Modified Tour commitments – vaulted from fourth to second in the division standings and now sits eight points behind Monahan, who leads the division. Rocco is looking for his third consecutive SK Modified championship at the Speedbowl and fifth in the last six years. … Tyler Chadwick sits third in the standings, 14 points behind Monahan. Rob Janovic Jr. is fourth, 19 points off the lead. … For more information check the New London-Waterford Speedbowl website.

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Where: Thompson Speedway

What: Stock Car Road Race Challenge

When: Friday – Saturday

Schedule
Friday: Practice for all divisions, 1 p.m.
Saturday: 15-lap North East Mini Stock Tour, 15-lap North East Street Stock Tour/Limited Sportsman, 12-lap Mini Stock and 15-lap Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series. Practice: 8:30 a.m.; Qualifying: 10:30 a.m.; Features: 1 p.m.

More: The inaugural Stock Car Road Race Challenge will bring regular oval track divisions onto the 1.7-mile Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park road course, which was reopened in 2013. … The track’s regular Limited Sportsman division competitions will be allowed to compete in the North East Mini Stock Tour feature. The event will also have features for the North East Mini Stock Tour, the Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series and Thompson Speedway’s Mini Stock division. … Thompson legal Late Model teams have also been invited to participate in practice sessions during the weekend. … For more information visit the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park website.

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Where: New London-Waterford Speedbowl

What: Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair 100

When: Sunday

Schedule: 100-lap Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair 100, 30-lap Late Model, 25-lap SK Light. Grandstand: 10 a.m.; Qualifying: 1:30 p.m.; Features: Immediately following qualifying.

More: The 19th event of the season at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. … The inaugural Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair 100 brings together some of the biggest names in the Northeast ranks for an Open Tour Type Modified event. The expected entry list features many of the top drivers from both the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Valenti Modified Racing Series. … Jason Palmer won last week’s Late Model feature. It was the fourth victory of the season for Palmer. … Other winners in the division include Rocco (nine wins) and Anthony Flannery (one win). … Palmer leads second place Rocco by 30 points in the Late Model division standings. Rocco has missed two events. Flannery is 76 points behind in third. … Paul Buzel has a four-point lead over Corey Barry in the SK Light Modified standings. … For more information check the New London-Waterford Speedbowl website.

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